Q: Is 282,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 282,720 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 282,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 31 32 38 40 48 57 60 62 76 80 93 95 96 114 120 124 152 155 160 186 190 228 240 248 285 304 310 372 380 456 465 480 496 570 589 608 620 744 760 912 930 992 1,140 1,178 1,240 1,488 1,520 1,767 1,824 1,860 2,280 2,356 2,480 2,945 2,976 3,040 3,534 3,720 4,560 4,712 4,960 5,890 7,068 7,440 8,835 9,120 9,424 11,780 14,136 14,880 17,670 18,848 23,560 28,272 35,340 47,120 56,544 70,680 94,240 141,360 and 282,720, with no remainder.

Since 282,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 282,720, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).